In a statement, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said the accident occurred shortly after 7:15 p.m., prompting a swift response from personnel at the Komenda Fire Station.

On arrival, firefighters discovered that an Opel Astra travelling from Cape Coast towards Komenda had collided head-on with a Nissan mini bus moving in the opposite direction.

Ten passengers aboard the mini bus were assisted out of the wreckage by bystanders and rushed to the Elmina Poly Clinic for medical attention. The driver of the Opel Astra was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated before being taken to the same facility.

The victims included nine males and two females.

Firefighters later cleared debris from the highway to ease traffic congestion and restore the flow of vehicles.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.

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In a statement shared on Facebook on Tuesday, September 16, the GNFS Central Regional Headquarters said its rescue team responded swiftly to the accident, which occurred around 10:15 a.m. on September 13. The crew arrived at the scene by 10:24 a.m.

The incident involved a heavy-duty truck, registration number AW 3475-21, carrying bales of second-hand clothing. According to the driver, he swerved off the road to avoid a Sprinter bus attempting a dangerous overtake, causing the truck to lose balance and overturn onto its passenger side.

“A long vehicle loaded with bales of second-hand clothing was found lying on its passenger side,” the GNFS statement read.

A towing truck was deployed to recover the vehicle and assist in search-and-rescue efforts. Tragically, one male victim was found buried under the overturned truck. His body was retrieved and handed over to the Ghana Police Service for transfer to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital morgue.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been disclosed, and investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

GNFS urged drivers to exercise extra caution on highways, particularly when overtaking, warning that a single miscalculation can result in tragedy.

Read the full statement below:

Source: Adomonline

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A 19-year-old boy, Wilfred Awusi Ninson, has lost his life in a tragic accident at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) West Gate on the main Cape Coast–Takoradi–Accra Highway.

About four others sustained various degrees of injury in the accident, which occurred around 12:48 pm on Thursday.

The crash involved multiple vehicles, including a tipper truck with registration number GN 5710-19, a Honda CRV SUV with registration number CR 329-20, a Nissan Sentra saloon car with registration number CR 1756-12, and a tricycle commonly referred to as “pragyia.”

CCTV footage shows how the tipper truck rammed into over three vehicles at the intersection and a pedestrian who was waiting to cross the road.

In a statement, the Ghana Police Service explained that the tipper truck driver, Bright Essel, 29, was transporting sand from Bronyibima towards DVLA junction, Cape Coast.

Upon reaching a section of the road, he veered off his lane, ran over the kerb, and crashed into the Nissan Sentra saloon car driven by Kofi Kum, aged 57, the Honda CRV 4×4 driven by Anita Ansah, aged 37, and an Apsonic motor tricycle ridden by George Ayensu Peters, aged 26. The latter three were observing traffic from the nearside section of the road, preparing to join the highway.

Due to the impact of the crash, all the vehicles, including the tricycle, were severely damaged.

Two drivers and other victims identified as Charles Ayensu Peters, aged 47, Prince Anamag Baidoo, aged 27, and Wilfred Awusi were rushed to the University of Cape Coast hospital for treatment.

Unfortunately, Wilfred was pronounced dead by the medical officer on duty.

The body of the deceased was deposited at the hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

The other victims remain in stable condition and are receiving treatment, while the tipper truck driver is in police custody assisting with investigations.

The truck reportedly somersaulted and landed on the side.

The driver is reportedly safe, but the accident has created a traffic congestion on the N1 highway at the section of the road.

Alternative Route: To avoid delays, use the Ridge Royal route through Holy Child School – Green Hill stretch, then out to Aggrey Memorial School area.

The commercial Ford transit car with registration number GW 8274-20 was negotiating a curve on the highway when the tipper truck coming on top speed rammed from opposite direction into its passenger seat.

The impact of the crash ripped off the mate as well as the car’s entire right side before both cars screeched to a halt minutes later.

The commercial car somersaulted and landed on the damaged side, with the driver’s leg hanging in the air.

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Witnesses, after forcefully opening the car, found only the driver inside, deceased, with his mate nowhere to be found.

It took another tipper truck to tow the commercial car before the mate was found under the car unrecognisable, badly disintegrated from chest down.

The bodies have been transported to the morgue.